The King of Fighters '97/Daimon

Introduction

Strengths	Weaknesses
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Movelist

Normals

Far Normals

st.A

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4/5/6 +1/-1 Fast, really good anti-air against short hop.

st.B

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4/5/10 -3/-5 One of the best st.Bs in KOF97. Fast, low, long range, cancelable.

st.C

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9/9/16 -5/-7 Nice and big, stays out a long time. Can stop short hops.

st.D

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5/6/16 -2/-4 The best anti-air normal in the game. Beats most jump moves and many ground moves from afar. Far better than its KOF98 counterpart. It will whiff over crouching characters, so watch that.

Close Range Normals

cl.A

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	4	-	-	-	-	+3	+1	-	-	-

cl.B

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/9, -1/-3

cl.C

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4/4/13, +3/+1 Fast, cancelable, great as a meaty. More range than close D, so you can use cr.A, cl.C as a block string.

cl.D

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4/8/14, -2/-4 Best meaty, and if not too meaty or out in the open, you actually have a good amount of time to hit-check hcb,f+P off of it. Same speed as close C, cancelable.

Crouching Normals

cr.A

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3/5/5, +2/0 1 poke if you're too close for standing B. Cancelable.

cr.B

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4/5/6, +1/-1 Good poke if you're too close for standing B as well. Links into super easily since it has a long animation/advantage.

cr.C

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	None	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5/4/19, -3/-5

cr.D

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	KD	-	-	-	-
4/7/12, KD/-1 A sweep! Can be meatied pretty easily.

Neutral Jumping Normals

nj.A

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

nj.B

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

nj.C

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

nj.D

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Diagonal Jump Normals

dj.A
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5/13/- Pretty good air-to-air.

dj.B
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/17/- Stays out for a long time, can be used as a crossup if it's very meaty, or your opponent is close to the corner, or in the corner and you are player 2. Good setup for his grab mixups.

dj.C
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9/8/- Crosses up, has a pretty hefty hitbox.

dj.D
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/7/- Godly jump move. Good for jumping in, or air-to-air jumping back. Can be used as an instant overhead (short hop only).

Blowback Attack

CD
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15/4/26, KD/-8, S,Su Big ass cancelable move. often used to cancel into his qcf+K counter and bait CD counters.

jp.CD
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15/4/-, KD/-

Throws

Juuji Shime
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Okuri Ashi Barai
/+

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tsukami Tataki Tsuke
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Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

Takara Tsubushi

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22/4/26, -10/-12

Zuju Barai

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3/4+9/16, KD/-11 Great anti-air. It doesn't beat as much stuff as standing D, but it will trade with most things, enabling you to perform a ground pound combo. Remember if it trades, you will have to re-buffer your qcb+B/qcf+B afterwards so the ground pound will hit OTG.

Special Moves

Kumo Tsukami Nage

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
High	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5/7/41 Beats pretty much everything above the top half of the screen, his arm is not hittable. It can be air blocked if the opponent is jumping up or back, though. Can be comboed from d/f+C on an opponent in the air. Ends in a back turned, un-rollable knockdown, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

Kiri Kabu Gaeshi

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12/4/37 Catches ground pokes, but is punishable by some fast long range things. Good to use as a combo ender if you aren't comfortable using hcb,f+P. Can hit OTG. Ends in a back turned, un-rollable knockdown, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

Tenchi Gaeshi

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Instant command throw. Range: 42px. Not rollable, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

Chou Ousoto Gari

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Instant command throw. Range: 32px. Rarely used in KOF97.

Jirai Shin

Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
	Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
27/1/44 C version is a ground pound fake. It is 'blocked' by crouching, but there is no blockstun. You don't even need to hold d/b, just crouch. This can hit OTG (on the ground) after an anti-air d/f+C canceled into a non-blockable move (like a throw or utility move). It is also unblockable if done as a meaty attack, but the window is small and the setups vary from character to character. The knockdown can be rolled, but if they miss, you can combo a hcf+C in the corner.
Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
	Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
35

Chou Ukemi

Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16+17 Invincible during the roll, but completely vulnerable at the end of the roll. Usually used for the ground pound combo bug or to gain meter after a knockdown. Can be canceled into to roll through some auto-guard moves or CD counters.
Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23+18

Neko Gaeshi

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2/12/15 Will counter any mid/high hitting normal attack or CD counter. Usually used to cancel into to make moves safeer (like standing CD) and to bait CD counters at the same time. Ends in a back turned, un-rollable knockdown, and sets up for a meaty (unblockable) Ground Pound (dp+A).

Uru Nage

Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Super Moves

Jigoku Gokuraku Otoshi

Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Normal	Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Instant command throw. Range: 43px. Less frequently used than the other SDM due to shorter range.
Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
Max Mode	Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Arashi no Yama (Nekko Meki)

Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
1st Rekka	Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Instant command throw. Range: 62px (the second longest range in KOF97). Redirected to st.D, qcf+K or hcf+K when missed.
Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
2nd Rekka - Arashi no Yama (Zoku Kiri Kabu Gaeshi)	Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
3rd Rekka - Arashi no Yama (Nekko Meki Ura Nage)	Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Normal version
Version	Guard	Cancel Properties	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Invulnerability	Hit Advantage	Block Advantage	Stun	Guard Damage	Damage
3rd Rekka - Arashi no Yama (Zoku Tenchi Gaeshi)	Throw	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Max Mode version

Combos

Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcb,f+C (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, dp+B/D (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf+C (Rush 3)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf+A (Rush 3)
CD/Crouching D, hcf+C (Rush 2)
f+A, hcf+C (Rush 2)
Standing C/D, df+C, hcb,f+C (Rush 2+)
Standing C/D, df+C, hcb,hcb+A/C (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcb,hcb+A/C (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf,hcf+B/D, hcf+D, dp+D (Rush 2+)
Jumping C/D, Standing C/D, hcf,hcf+B/D, hcf+D, hcf+C (See Notes)

Strategy

Unblockable setup list

Unblockable dp+A timing after hcb,f+P

Kyo: dp+C, qcf+K, dp+A

Benimaru, Daimon, Leona, Shingo: qcf+K, dp+C, dp+A

Ralf, Clark, Joe, Ryo: qcf+K, qcf+K, dp+A

Kim: qcb+B, CD xx dp+A

Chang: CD xx dp+C , CD xx dp+A

Choi: qcb+B, qcf+K, dp+A

Terry, Yashiro: qcb+B, ABC, dp+A

Andy, Chizuru, Shermie, Billy: qcb+B, dp+C, dp+A

Athena: qcf+K, ABC, dp+A

Kensou: qcf+K, qcb+B, dp+A

Chin: Roll, Roll, dp+A

Mai: j+CD (as coming down), CD xx dp+A

King: dp+C, ABC, dp+A

Chris: backdash, qcb+D, dp+A

Yamazaki: qcf+K, far D, dp+A

Mary, Robert: CD xx qcb+D, dp+A

Yuri: hcf+A, dp+A

Iori: CD xx qcb+D, CD xx dp+A

Unblockable dp+A timing after hcf+C

Kyo, Benimaru, Choi, Chin, King: 2D, dp+A

Daimon: B , dp+A

Leona: backdash, dp+A

Ralf, Clark, Kim, Athena, Ryo: A, dp+A

Chang, Shermie, Billy: ABC, dp+A

Terry, Joe, Kensou, Yashiro, Yamazaki, Robert: CD xx dp+A

Andy: D, dp+A

Chizuru: dp+C, dp+A

Yuri: Run, dp+A